In the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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Rules
of Bureaucracy Bureaucracy - An administrative
system, especially in a government, that divides work into specific
categories carried out by special departments of non-elected officials Bureaucrat – An individual
who operates as a functionary in a Bureaucracy within specific guidelines of
authority. Rule
1 - Bureaucracies exists for their own survival. Rule 2 - Bureaucracies
are stronger than the individuals who are in them and stronger than an individual’s
ability to change them, which is why it is beneficial to be part of a
Bureaucracy. Rule
3 – The best way to bring about change in a Bureaucracy is to use the weight
and mechanisms of the Bureaucracy against itself, or to use the weight and
mechanisms of one Bureaucracy against another. You have to be creative and smarter than
the Bureaucracy to bring about change, but it is easier and more effective
than becoming a martyr. (This is
similar to asking the Whopper Computer in the movie "Wargames"
to play itself in a game of Tic-Tac-Toe.) Rule 4 - To fight a Bureaucracy on
issues, you have to overwhelm it with details. Rule 5 – A True Bureaucrat creates new rules, procedures, and
organizational changes with limited feedback for the primary purpose of
making sure that the rest of the Bureaucracy knows that the True Bureaucrat
is in control. Since Absolute Power
tends to Corrupt Absolutely, True Bureaucrats are Evil. The only way to deal with a True Bureaucrat
is for you to become invisible, exit that Bureaucratic system, or use another
Bureaucracy to eliminate that True Bureaucrat. 21st Century Technology Codicil The pen
is mightier than the sword if you manage to keep your head attached, but an
electron is more powerful than the sword.
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